La Palue in Brittany is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. Waves at La Palue break both left and right. Best around high tide. It's often crowded here. Hazards include rips / crowds.

La Palue Location Maps

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Use this relief map to navigate to Brittany - Finistere surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of La Palue

Visitor Reviews of La Palue

“As a relative beginner (but surfing regularly in this area for a little under a year now), I find La Palue a difficult break more often than not. The beach is very popular with experienced surfers though and by all accounts offers the most exciting surfing in the area, when the conditions are right.

The west-facing beach picks up any and every Atlantic swell, and so there's usually something to surf unless conditions are totally flat or blown out. The waves vary markedly dependent on the state of tide: in my (beginner's) opinion they're best not long after low tide as it starts to push in again. At this point, if there's a decent swell hitting the outer edge of the sandbar, there are consistent waves that break left and right, depending on conditions.

Towards high tide the waves are breaking over sands that(as one local described it to me) are a bit of a "minefield", throwing up inconsistent waves that close out quickly and steeply. Particularly when the coefficient is high (Spring tides), there is a nasty undertow, hence the beach being closed to swimmers.

There is a car park at the top of the cliff where you'll find a lot of camper-vans in the high season, and for smaller vehicles there are more small car parking areas further down a rough track towards the beach. There are no cafes or bars near the beach, but Morgat is not far away which has the usual amenities.”

Lannion Airport (LAI), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to La Palue and is 101 km (63 miles) away.

This is the Surf-Forecast page for La Palue, Brittany - Finistere. Use the tab navigation above to view La Palue sea temperature, La Palue photographs, La Palue detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, La Palue webcams, current wind from Brittany - Finistere live weather stations and La Palue tide predictions. The France swell maps link will open up the big picture showing France and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from France wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around La Palue.